Global Director of Manufacturing Excellence

Freelio; Aarhus; Hybrid; DKK 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestas seeks a senior leader to own the global competitiveness agenda across its manufacturing and internal logistics footprint. You will benchmark, deploy best-in-class practices, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives to lift productivity, quality, cost performance, delivery reliability and efficiency across regions and sites.

You will guide senior leaders with data-driven diagnostics, industrial intelligence, and large-scale transformation programs, building capability and a culture of

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 12–15+ years in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Operations Excellence, or Plant Leadership.
• Proven success leading large-scale operational transformations across multiple sites, regions, or business units.

Responsibilities

• Own the competitiveness agenda across a global manufacturing and warehouse footprint.
• Benchmark and deploy best-in-class operational practices that deliver measurable value.
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to improve productivity, quality, cost, delivery, and efficiency.
• Serve as Vestas' senior authority on manufacturing and internal logistics competitiveness.

Skills

Executive leadership

Lean manufacturing

Operations excellence

Data-driven

Strategic thinking

Global transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Industrial engineering

Experience 12-15y

Education

Engineering degree

Master's degree

Job description

Vestas seeks a senior leader to own the global competitiveness agenda across its manufacturing and internal logistics footprint. You will benchmark, deploy best-in-class practices, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives to lift productivity, quality, cost performance, delivery reliability and efficiency across regions and sites.

You will guide senior leaders with data-driven diagnostics, industrial intelligence, and large-scale transformation programs, building capability and a culture of